La Frite: Open Source Fries

A project in Shenzhen, China by Libre Computer Project
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Miniturized version of the popular Le Potato SBC supported by mainline Linux and Android 8. Compact platform with excellent support.
Backers: 2069
Average Pledge Per Backer: $30

Funded: $62,076 of $10,000
Dates: Oct 11th -> Nov 25th (45 days)
Project By: Libre Computer Project
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Latest News

La Frite vs Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+, New Rewards with WiFi and Bluetooth

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Raspberry Pi Foundation recently announced the Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ to succeed their Raspberry Pi 1 Model A+ model. It comes with 512MB of RAM, quad-core CPU, 40-pin GPIO header, 1T1R dual-band WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2, HDMI, CVBS, and USB Type A... (Read More)

Almost 2000 Backers! Additional board ordering info. Android 9/Android TV

November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Incredible Community Response!We are almost at 2000 backers! This is one of the most successful campaigns that we have had and probably one of the most successful Kickstarter SBC campaigns ever! We do not "self-back" and "fake-back" our campaigns to... (Read More)

GeekBench Comparison vs Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Head to Head Against Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+  Many of you have asked how fast La Frite is compared to Raspberry Pi's products. We will not compare La Frite to the Raspberry Pi Zero from a performance standpoint because there is no comparison. You... (Read More)

Première Exposition: Android 8 Oreo with Smooth H.265/HEVC Video Playback

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
First demo of this week: Android 8 Oreo is up and running on La Frite playing back H.265/HEVC 1080P videos buttery smooth. Android 8 Oreo currently requires 1GB of RAM and eMMC so back the kit with it if you want Android loving immediately.  (Read More)

Linux 4.19 LTS Released! Find La Frite locally at ELC and Jersey City!

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Today, Greg KH finally tagged the latest Long Term Support release of Linux 4.19 codenamed "People's Front" aptly after Monty Python's Life of Brian. This release will be supported for many years so we have begun our work in ernest on images for La... (Read More)

Video Decoding Demo using LibreELEC at Embedded Linux Conference in Edinburgh

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Christian Hewitt of LibreELEC/Kodi created an image for La Frite already using mainline Linux 4.19. It features the DRM/video work of Neil and Maxime of BayLibre using V4L Linux subsystem. Special thanks to the assistance of Nicolas Dufresne of... (Read More)

Two Initial Stretch Goals (More to Come): Heatsinks and Mali

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
$100,000 Goal Reward: Free HeatsinksAt the current rate, this should be an easy one. We will include heatsinks for all reward levels. La Frite does not consume a lot of power so it stays relatively cool but a heatsink will still double or triple... (Read More)

Twice the Goal in Two Days! Almost Out of Units? This is a first.

October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Almost a thousand backers have joined us. We are stunned! We will have some exciting stretch goals related to open-source software coming Monday so look out for that email. We have to check to see if we can get more units. At this rate, we will be... (Read More)

Hit Goal on First Day! What???

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Our head is still spinning!We were not expecting such a great community response to this but we reached our goal in less than 24 hours after starting the campaign! We didn't even get a chance to finish the graphics and upload them. It is really great... (Read More)

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